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Strong H8006שִׁלֵּם

Shillem

Transliteration
shillêm
Pronunciation
shil-lame'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

The same as H8005; {Shillem} an Israelite: - Shillem.

Meaning of the name

Shillem = "repaid"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24;
son of: Naphtali (H5321);
brother of: Jahzeel (H3183), Guni (H1476) and Jezer (H3337); also called Shallum at 1Ch.7.13; Shillemite at Num.26.49;

In the biblical story

Shillem

Son of Naphtali, ancestor of the Shillemites

Shillem (or Shallum), a son of Naphtali and ancestor of the Shillemite clan.

In the Bible

Strong H8006 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shillem2

First verses

  1. Genesis 46:24
    And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
  2. Numbers 26:49
    Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
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